Effects of oxygen annealing on cross sensitivity of carbon nanotubes thin films for gas sensing applications

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Valentini, L ^a   Cantalini, C ^b   Lozzi, L ^b   Picozzi, S ^b   Armentano, I ^a   Kenny, J M ^a   Santucci, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Oxygen annealing; Raman spectroscopy; Sensors; XPS

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANNEALING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

IMPURITY LEVELS; OXIDATIVE TREATMENT; OXYGEN ANNEALING; TURBOSTRATIC STRUCTURES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 2342460275     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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